Jeff Mangum is the founder and driving force behind what was the band Neutr… Read Full Bio ↴Jeff Mangum is the founder and driving force behind what was the band Neutral Milk Hotel and one of the cofounders of the Elephant 6 Collective. Rob Schneider (of The Apples in Stereo), Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss (formerly of Olivia Tremor Control and now comprising Circulatory System and The Sunshine Fix, respectively) and Mangum all attended the same high school in Ruston, Louisiana in the late 1980's. The friends shared a passion for bands of the 60's such as The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and The Zombies, as well as an affinity for newer, noisier bands such as Sonic Youth and Minutemen. They reflected these influences in the tapes they recorded and shared with each other, forming the seeds of what would become the Elephant Six Collective. While Robert Schneider became the "popular" face of the collective with the eventual success of The Apples in Stereo, Mangum would ultimately release some of the collective's most interesting and enduringly popular music.

From the ashes of a band called Synthetic Flying Machine, Olivia Tremor Control was born, with an original line-up of Will and Bill on guitar and bass and Jeff on drums. Around 1995 Jeff decided to leave the group to focus on his own songs. A year of intensive songwriting (some of it accomplished, according to Jeff, while he was living in a haunted closet!) in Denver, Colorado with Rob Schneider at his Pet Sounds studio resulted in his debut album, On Avery Island, released in 1996, which was mostly Rob and Jeff playing Jeff's songs with a few helpful friends. Jeff eventually expanded the line up of Neutral Milk Hotel and in 1998 released what many consider the band's (and indeed, the Elephant Six Collective's) defining album, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.

The relative success of the album in addition to the pressures of being suddenly thrust into the spotlight took its toll on Mangum, who disbanded Neutral Milk Hotel in 1998 after a tour in support of their latest album. Jeff has kept out of the public eye since then (although not without rabid fans speculating on his whereabouts), rarely if ever playing acoustic sets and concentrating more on his recorded sound and music collages. Most recently he released a compilation of field recordings of Bulgarian folk music called Orange Twin Field Works Vol. 1 in the summer of 2000, followed by a live album on the Orange Twin label, Live at Jittery Joe's. The set was recorded in 1997 and was put out to squash the exhorbitant sums that Neutral Milk Hotel live albums were selling for on eBay. The cd features a Quicktime movie of the concert performance, but Mangum is backlit and cannot be seen throughout the video.

On August 2nd, 2005, Jeff Mangum joined Olivia Tremor Control onstage at New York's Bowery Ballroom to sing lead vocals on their songs I Have Been Floated and Shaving Spiders. Accounts say that he was wiping back tears; afterwards, he was pulled to the floor by OTC member Julian Koster and then dogpiled by the rest of the band. He was wearing a baseball cap and a blue button down shirt.

On November 17th, 2005, Jeff Mangum joined Elf Power, another former Elephant Six band, onstage at New York's Knitting Factory for the final chorus of only one song, The Arrow Flies Close, leaving the stage immediately afterwards.

Jesus Christ
Jeff Mangum Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Jesus Christ' by these artists:

Al-Doe Jesus Christ, just let my heart be cool The world just…
Big Star Angels from the realms of glory Stars shone bright above Roy…
Blind Passengers Nothing could stop the trust We place in you Nothing could…
Brand Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face The kind you'd find on…
C-Stylez Jesus Christ is risen today Risen from the grave Jesus Chris…
Christine Dente Once again I look upon the cross where You died I'm…
Cisco Houston Jesus Christ was a man Who traveled through the land A hard…
Deborah At the peek of the insatiable Roman Empire which subjugated…
Dustin Kensrue Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face. The kind you find on…

Duvall Angels from the realms of glory Stars shone bright above R…
Gay Dad Jesus Christ How's a good man got to be Jesus Christ They re…
George Peter Afsal & O.S. Arun Huuu Na na na na na Naaa Eyiii Na na na na…
Guthrie Woody Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land Hard…
Hobo Johnson Jesus Christ seems super nice I wonder if he'd save me I've…
Hyde Jesus Christ, I believe you The deepest trust, I won't leave…
HYDE (ハイド) Jesus Christ, I believe you The deepest trust, I won't leav…
Jesse Lacey & Kevin Devine Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face The kind you'd find on…
Jesus Christ Superstar - 2.09 Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land Hard…
Johnny Hallyday S'il existe encore aujourd'hui Il doit vivre aux Etats-Unis…
K-One Is there any good evidence to believe In the resurrection of…
Kevin Devine & Jesse Lacey Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face The kind you'd find on…
Kristin Hersh Angels from the realms of glory Stars shone bright above Roy…
Lead Belly Woody Guthrie Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land Hard…
Longpigs I've been up here Almost too long It's only fair they should…
Maniac Butcher The holiest redeemer Cruel judge upon sinner Reward for hu…
Meg & Piano Koji With New Vision I could be insecure So you wanna fix me Madonna or whore If…
Mike Macharyas Jesus Christ…
New Brand Jesus Christ, that's a pretty face The kind you'd find on…
R.E.M. It’s not where our heels have been, but where our…
Saviour Machine You are the essence of a life that needs to…
Slim Cessna's Auto Club Did Jesus die to set me free? Did Jesus die for…
Sorg Uten Tårer Long ago, when these trees were but twigs When the same…
T.D. Lind I wanna live my life, I wanna serve for Christ It's…
TD Lind Jesus Christ was a man who traveled through the land Hard…
Teenage Fanclub Angels from the realms of glory Stars shone bright above R…
The Decemberists Angels from the realms of glory Stars shone bright above Roy…
The Kids Church basement casserole More holy than that bible And that…
Tumor Where is Jesus Christ? Will he save us from this…
U2 Well Jesus was a man Who traveled through the land A hard…
U2 Tribute Band One, two, three, four Well Jesus was a man Who traveled …
Wesley Willis I am learning to live each day It's just one at…
Woody Guthrie Jesus Christ was a man who traveled through the land A…
Woody Guthrie and Will Geer Jesus Christ was a man that traveled through the land Hard…
You and Me and You I've got a friend In Jesus Christ But Jesus Christ I need so…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Jeff Mangum:

Engine For I am an engine And I'm rolling on The world is…
Gardenhead There are beads that wrap Around your knees that crackle int…
I Love How You Love Me I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me And…
I Will Bury You in Time I will bury you in time when the sea begins…
Oh Comely Oh comely I will be with you when you lose your…
Oh Sister Oh sister, don't be afraid of me I won't be nailing…
Sailing Through Sailing through Your disease and you. your disease and you …
Sign the Dotted Line Let′s descend through fog and rain And see if we can…
Two Headed Boy Two headed boy All floating in glass The sun it has passed N…
Two Headed Boy Part Two Daddy, please hear this song that I sing In your heart…

Up and Over We Go Up and over, we go through the wave and undertow I…

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